American history through literature, 1820-1870
American history through literature, 1820-1870
Janet Gabler-Hover and Robert Sattelmeyer, editors-in-chief.
- Detroit, Mich. : Charles Scribner's Sons, c2006.
- 1 online resource (3 v. (xxi, 1424 p.)) : ill.
- Gale eBooks .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
v. 1. abolitionist writing to gothic fiction -- v. 2. Harpers ferry to quakers -- v. 3. "The Raven" to "Young Goodman Brown" and index.
Presents literature not as a simple inventory of authors or titles but rather as a historical and cultural field viewed from a wide array of contemporary perspectives. The set, which is "new historicist" in its approach to literary criticism, endorses the notion that not only does history affect literature, but literature itself informs history.
9780684314921 0684314924
American literature--19th century--Encyclopedias.
Literature and history--History--United States--19th century--Encyclopedias.
History in literature--Encyclopedias.
United States--History--Historiography--19th century--Encyclopedias.
Electronic books.
PS217.H57
810.935809034
Includes bibliographical references and index.
v. 1. abolitionist writing to gothic fiction -- v. 2. Harpers ferry to quakers -- v. 3. "The Raven" to "Young Goodman Brown" and index.
Presents literature not as a simple inventory of authors or titles but rather as a historical and cultural field viewed from a wide array of contemporary perspectives. The set, which is "new historicist" in its approach to literary criticism, endorses the notion that not only does history affect literature, but literature itself informs history.
9780684314921 0684314924
American literature--19th century--Encyclopedias.
Literature and history--History--United States--19th century--Encyclopedias.
History in literature--Encyclopedias.
United States--History--Historiography--19th century--Encyclopedias.
Electronic books.
PS217.H57
810.935809034